Combat sports in the ancient world : competition, violence, and culture

Combat sports in the ancient world : competition, violence, and culture

Poliakoff, Michael

Combat Sports1987English

Description

xviii, 202 pages : 25 cm "A leading authority on classical games here provides a comprehensive study of the practice of combat sports in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and the Near East. Describing and analyzing the sports of boxing, wrestling, stick-fighting, and pankration, Michael B. Poliakoff discusses such topics as the function of competition and violent games in ancient society; on the social background of the participants, showing the broad spectrum of Greek athletic personne

Subjects

Games -- GreeceGames -- RomeHand-to-hand fighting -- HistoryCombat -- HistorySports -- HistoryJeux grecs et romains -- histoireSport -- histoireCombat -- histoireSports -- HistoireSports de combat -- HistoireCombat -- HistoireJeux -- GrèceJeux -- RomeCombatGames

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